Restaurant

Rakoumel

Name: Rakoumel
Address: 71 Emmanouil Benaki, Athina, GR

Recommandé par 16 habitants,

Conseils des habitants

Dioni

July 24, 2022

Mouthwatering authentic Cretan food, very good value for money, great service, live music on occasion

Kathy

October 13, 2021

When Yiannis Begnis opened Rakoumel with his mother, it was the first Cretan restaurant in Exarchia. While the atmosphere of this edgy neighbourhood has changed over time, the food here has remained consistent. One of my favourite dishes is the egg with tomato and staka, a clarified goat’s milk butter similar to ghee. The vibe at Rakoumel is also very traditional: “Our goal always was to capture the same feeling of visiting a Cretan village kafenion,” says Begnis. If you’re in Athens over a weekend, don’t miss laiki and raki, a daytime event that happens after the Exarchia weekly farmer’s market, or laiki. There’s live music and lots of shots of raki are consumed well into the afternoon, in true Cretan style.

Tran Van Phi

August 10, 2021

One of my favourite dishes is the egg with tomato and staka, a clarified goat’s milk butter similar to ghee. The vibe at Rakoumel is also very traditional: “Our goal always was to capture the same feeling of visiting a Cretan village kafenion,” says Begnis. If you’re in Athens over a weekend, don’t miss laiki and raki, a daytime event that happens after the Exarchia weekly farmer’s market, or laiki. There’s live music and lots of shots of raki are consumed well into the afternoon, in true Cretan style.